Next, Xingyunzi raised a hand, unleashing one hundred and eight Star Essence treasures refined from the complete cores of miniature stars.
The moment the one hundred and eight Star Essence treasures appeared, they began circling Xingyunzi's body along some profound trajectory.
Next, countless ribbon-like strands of starlight around Xingyunzi's body twisted and coiled into glowing runes.
Then, like fledgling swallows returning to their nest, they swiftly entered the one hundred and eight Star Essence treasures.
The one hundred and eight Star Essence treasures immediately released ring after ring of starlight.
Countless layers of halo barriers formed around Xingyunzi.
"Star Ring Yuan Gang Shield!"
Xingyunzi let out a somewhat crazed roar, and the starlight halo barriers around him immediately grew even more solid.
At that very moment, the Chou Niu Sword, surrounded by black vortices, struck the Star Ring barrier around Xingyunzi.
The instant the Chou Niu Sword struck the Star Ring barrier, the black vortices surrounding it began spinning madly.
Waves of destructive aura poured from the black vortices as layer after layer of Star Ring barriers were warped and shattered.
Even the Star Core pearls were continuously crushed by the black vortices.
The Chou Niu Sword tore through the countless layers of Star Ring shields around Xingyunzi at an unstoppable speed.
Then, before Xingyunzi's horrified eyes, the Chou Niu Sword violently pierced straight through the center of his chest.
Endless destructive energy surged from the Chou Niu Sword and flooded into Xingyunzi's body.
For Xingyunzi, who was at the initial stage of the Ascendant realm, an ordinary piercing wound—or even being chopped into eight pieces—would have counted as only a minor injury.
With a slight circulation of his powerful primordial spirit power, such injuries could heal instantly.
But the wound inflicted by the Chou Niu Sword piercing his chest